Dana International, winner of the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest with Diva’ for Israel and again in 2011 with ‘Ding Dong’, will go on a televised quest in order to search for the next girl group of Israel.

The show is in advanced producing stages and is supposed to air on Channel 24, the Israeli music channel, starting next February. During the show, Dana will examine different girls in order to build a girl group who will bring back the girl groups to the scene.

After winning the contest in 1998, Dana gained popularity all over Europe. You can watch the clip of her latest song, ‘Loca’, below.

 


Gil is 23 years old, grew up in Israel and lives in Sweden. He began following the Eurovision Song Contest at the age of five, when the contest was held in Jerusalem in 1999. Gil joined the ESCToday team in March 2008, shortly after co-hosting the Israeli national selection that year.